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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:37 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: Aermotor D702 - 33’
- Replies: 6
- Views: 30
Re: Aermotor D702 - 33’
You're getting into the sizes that are way above my pay grade.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:36 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: F&W Steel Star
- Replies: 99
- Views: 7037
Re: F&W Steel Star
go to your file where you store pictures, and see if you can get them to an edit section. Rotate them appropriately and you'll be good.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: Aermotor D702 - 33’
- Replies: 6
- Views: 30
Re: Aermotor D702 - 33’
Those towers can be murder to get back in shape. Looking good so far!
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:29 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: Kevin's b602 project
- Replies: 9
- Views: 69
Re: Kevin's b602 project
Just FYI...negatory on bending the V spokes to install. They install without bending, in the proper shape.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
- Topic: Washing Soda electrolysis rust removal: will it hurt Babbitt?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 27
Re: Washing Soda electrolysis rust removal: will it hurt Babbitt?
Do they need repoured anyway? I don't know the result of that process on lead.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:02 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
- Topic: Oil leaking
- Replies: 24
- Views: 778
Re: Oil leaking
If you can get it to go in, then take it back out and blow in where it goes with pressure. If it's clogged up, it will still leak. Dang I hate hearing stories like this. Replacement scrapers are usually made tall to custom fit properly. I grind them down a tad at a time to get them to gently scrape ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
- Topic: Oil leaking
- Replies: 24
- Views: 778
Re: Oil leaking
Try shoving the wheel either in or out to line it up. Maybe that's why they didn't put one in,. Lousy excuse though.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: F&W Model 7
- Replies: 13
- Views: 226
Re: F&W Model 7
I think that's what he wanted was a parts list and diagram.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: F&W Model 7
- Replies: 13
- Views: 226
Re: F&W Model 7
I have an original Steel Star. But the 7's are an upgrade in a few ways. I can understand a guy having a certain mill wanting that particular info. Don't think it would do any good to have a Dempster #12 then have info for a #12-A. I could be wrong. Whatever he wants, we can help. I can certainly ta...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: F&W Model 7
- Replies: 13
- Views: 226
Re: F&W Model 7
the info I am offering is according to T. Lindsay Baker's books. Ok, the FW Star 7 was introduced in 1907, ergo the year and model coincide. Several mill makers did this. It was on the market for about 6 years. It was an improved design of earlier open-gear mills. It has interchangeable babbitt bear...